Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants (n = 164).
| Characteristics | n | % |
|
| ||
| Mean (standard deviation) | 18.3 (0.7) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| 16-17 | 20 | 12.2 |
| 18-19 | 144 | 87.8 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 112 | 68.3 |
| Male | 52 | 31.7 |
| The education level of the mothers | ||
| Primary education | 47 | 28.6 |
| Secondary education | 69 | 42.1 |
| Tertiary education | 48 | 29.3 |
| The education level of the fathers | ||
| Primary education | 38 | 23.2 |
| Secondary education | 75 | 45.7 |
| Tertiary education | 51 | 31 |
| Occupation of the mother | ||
| Employed | 48 | 29.3 |
| Farmer | 37 | 22.6 |
| Businesswoman | 79 | 48.1 |
| District | ||
| Rombo | 26 | 15.9 |
| Moshi | 94 | 57.3 |
| Mwanga | 44 | 26.8 |
| School ownership | ||
| Private | 87 | 53.0 |
| Public | 77 | 47.0 |
| School type | ||
| Girls only | 65 | 39.6 |
| Boys only | 20 | 12.2 |
| Coeducation | 79 | 48.2 |